Effective June 19th, 2018
Origis Energy USA Inc and affiliated entities (collectively “Origis Energy”) respect individual privacy and value the confidence of its customers, business partners and others. Origis Energy is committed to upholding the highest ethical standards in its business practices. Accordingly, Origis Energy adheres to strict standards in connection with the collection, use and disclosure of Personal Information, consistent with the laws of the countries in which Origis Energy conducts business.
This Cookie Policy (“Policy”) applies to this website or to any website that includes a link or reference to this Policy (“Website”) and describes what cookies are, what types of cookies are placed on your device when you visit the Website and how we use them.
This Policy does not address the collection, use and disclosure or your Personal Information by Origis Energy generally. To learn more about how Origis Energy handles your personal information, please see our Privacy Policy.
What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are sent to or accessed from your web browser or your computer’s hard drive. A cookie typically contains the name of the domain (internet location) from which the cookie originated, the “lifetime” of the cookie (i.e., when it expires) and a randomly generated unique number or similar identifier. A cookie also may contain information about your computer, such as user settings, browsing history and activities conducted while using our services. Web beacons (also called pixel tags or clear GIFs) are another type of data collection technology. A web beacon is computer code that enables us to monitor user activity and Website audience.
Why We Use Cookies
Cookies help us improve the Website and your experience thereon by customizing your experience, helping us analyze usage, technical and browsing metrics as well as detecting and preventing fraud.
Different Types of Cookies We Use
First party and third party cookies
First-party cookies and Third-party cookies are different types of cookies:
- First-party cookies are placed on your device directly by Origis Energy. For example, we use first-party cookies to adapt our website to your device or language preferences and to secure your use of Website.
- Third-party cookies are placed on your device by our third-party business partners and service providers. For example, we use third-party cookies to analyze the audience on our Website.
Session and persistent cookies
Session cookies and Persistent cookies are also different types of cookies.
- Session cookies only last from the moment they are placed on your browser until the moment when you close your browser. We use session cookies for a variety of purposes, including to learn more about your use of our Website during one single browser session and to help you to use our Website more efficiently.
- Persistent cookies have a longer lifespan and are not automatically deleted when you close your web browser. These types of cookies are primarily used for analytical purposes.
| Cookie type | Who serves these cookies | How to refuse | Retention period |
| Essential cookies: These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our Website and to secure our Website. | Google Webmaster
Google Analytics Chrome Firefox Opera Internet explorer Safari Edge |
Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the Website to you, you cannot refuse them.
You can block or delete them by changing your browser settings however, as described below under the heading “How can you control cookies?” blocking or deleting essential website cookies may make browsing our website a less satisfying experience. In some cases, you may even find yourself unable to use all or part of our site. Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies and to delete cookies. The methods for doing so vary from browser to browser, and from version to version. You can however obtain up-to-date information about blocking and deleting cookies via these links: 1. https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en (Chrome); 2. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences (Firefox); 3. http://www.opera.com/help/tutorials/security/cookies/ (Opera); 4. https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies (Internet Explorer); 5. https://support.apple.com/kb/PH21411 (Safari); and 6. https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10-microsoft-edge-and-privacy (Edge). |
Maximum 30 months |
| Analytics cookies: These cookies help us understand how our Website is being used and help us customize and improve our Website. | Google Analytics
Google Webmaster |
To refuse these cookies, please follow the instructions below under the heading ” Your choices regarding cookies” | Maximum 30 months |
| Social cookies: The social buttons on our Website add cookies from YouTube, LinkedIn, Facebook, Google+ and Twitter. These cookies are used by those sites.
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Youtube
Google+ |
Most social media sites allow you to refuse to accept cookies and to delete cookies. The methods for doing so vary from site to site, and from version to version. You can however obtain up-to-date information about blocking and deleting cookies via these links:
1. https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/32050?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en (Youtube). 2. https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy (Linkedin). 3. https://www.facebook.com/policies/cookies/ (Facebook). 4. https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies (Google+) 5. https://help.twitter.com/en/rules-and-policies/twitter-cookies (Twitter). |
Maximum 30 months |
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies to provide, secure and improve the Website, including by personalizing your experience, recognizing you when you visit our website.
To these purposes, we also may link information from cookies with other personal information we hold about you. When you visit our Website, some or all of the following types of cookies may be set on your device. Cookies, like all technologies, can be swiftly replaced by more secure and performant cookies. We will use our best efforts to keep this summary table accurate and up-to-date.
Your Choices Regarding Cookies
You may exercise your choices regarding cookies using several options. Please note that changes you make to your cookie preferences may prevent all or part of our Website from functioning as intended.
Tools within this Cookie Policy
You can set and modify your cookies preferences at any time, by clicking on the appropriate opt-out links provided in this Cookie Policy.
Browser and devices controls
Most web browsers provide settings that allow users to control or reject cookies or to alert users when a cookie is placed on their computer. The procedure for managing cookies is slightly different for each internet browser, so please check the specific steps in the “help” menu of your web browser. Since cookies are browser-specific, you may need to manage your cookies preferences across all the web browsers you use.
You also may be able to reject device identifiers by activating the appropriate setting on your mobile device, as available. The procedure for managing device identifiers is slightly different for each device, so please check the specific steps in the documentation relating to the device you use.
Google™ Cookies
We use Google Analytics, which is a Google service that uses cookies and other data collection technologies to collect information about your use of the website and services in order to report website trends.
You can opt out of Google Analytics by visiting www.google.com/settings/ads or by downloading the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Updates to this Policy
We reserve the right to update this Cookies Policy from time to time in order to reflect any changes to our Website or to comply with changes in our legal and/or regulatory obligations. We will post the revised version on the Website, with an updated revision date. Where such changes to our Cookies Policy are substantial, we will also notify you by other means prior to the changes taking effect, such as by sending you an email notification. By continuing to use our Website thirty days after such revisions are in effect, you will be deemed to accept and agree to the revisions and to abide by them.
Contact
If you have any question or would like to enquire about Origis Energy’s Cookies practices and this Policy, please contact us at:
Origis Energy USA Headquarters
Attn: Legal Department
800 Brickell Avenue
Suite 1000
Miami, Florida 33131
United States of America
Privacy@origisenergy.com